Latest News in Nigeria Today Sunday 30th August 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Sunday 30th August 2020 .
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Poor finishing cost Liverpool the Community Shield – Van Dijk
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk blamed his side’s Community Shield penalty shootout defeat to Arsenal on their profligate finishing. The Gunners won 5-4 on spot-kicks at Wembley on Saturday after a 1-1 draw with the Premier League champions. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s fine effort put Arsenal ahead but Takumi Minamino equalised in the second half with hisRead More
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India sets global record with 78,761 single-day rise in COVID-19 cases
India on Sunday reported the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus infections of any nation in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the epicentre shifts to the south Asian giant. India’s 78,761 cases exceeded the 77,299 recorded in the United States on July 16, a Reuters tally of official data showed. The world’s second-most populous nation is, withRead More
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Global coronavirus cases surpass 25 million
Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, as India marked a worldwide record for daily new cases in the COVID-19 pandemic. The data showed steady global growth as the disease’s epicentre shifts again, with India taking centre stage from the United States and Latin America. India’s single-day tallyRead More
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Moves by Djokovic to form new players association meets resistance
Novak Djokovic has announced his resignation as head of ATP’s Players Council and intends to form a new breakaway body to represent athletes. But his plans have immediately met with stiff resistance from within tennis. World number one Djokovic, Canadian Vasek Pospisil and top-ranked American John Isner all resigned from the council. Their resignation cameRead More
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Red Cross trains volunteers on COVID-19 response in Niger State
The International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and the National Headquarters of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) says it has commenced training of 20 selected volunteers from Niger on Coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Mr Zakari Bolaji, Health Coordinator, national headquarters, NRCS, Abuja disclosed this while inaugurating the two -day training in Minna. ALSO READ: Auto boss,Read More
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It may be now or never for Serena Williams — Wilander
Serena Williams May be facing her last chance to claim a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam singles title at the U.S. Open, according to former Flushing Meadows champion Mats Wilander. American great Williams has been stuck on 23, one behind Margaret Court’s all-time record, since her triumph at the Australian Open in January 2017. Since returningRead More
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Auto boss, Raymond Oladugba’s vision for accident victims
The Chief Executive Officer of Oloworay Autos, Raymond Oladugba has unveiled plans for accident victims. Having been involved in an accident himself a few months ago the business magnate has decided to establish a Non-Governmental Organization that will help road accident victims in Nigeria. According to him, “An NGO is being set up and we’reRead More
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Insecurity: Air Force to deploy new aircraft to Benin
Chief of the Air staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has said that new aircraft would be deployed to Benin to boost the fight against insurgency and ensure that the maritime environment of the country is secured. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Air Force boss said this while inspecting some facilities inRead More
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TALES OF MASS MURDERS: Serial killer butchered my dad like an animal – Son of Ogun victim
…How I murdered scores – Oyo suspect By James Ogunnaike The news of two serial killers being on the rampage was enough to unnerve residents of Ogun and Oyo States. And anxiety mounted when the suspect in the Oyo case escaped from custody before being rearrested days after. But the suspect in Ogun, Feyisola Dosumu, wasRead More
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SERAP sues Buhari over ‘failure to publish details of N800bn recovered loot’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over failure to “disclose information and documents relating to the names of people from whom N800 billion in looted public funds have been recovered, specific dates of the recovery, and details of projects on which the money has been spent.” TheRead More
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